The first of this year’s graduations was joyfully celebrated this morning when teachers, administrators, parents, relatives, and friends gathered to honor the 27 members of Nashoba Brooks School’s third grade.
Head of School Danielle Heard addressed the assembled guests and read one of her all-time favorite books, Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. The book tells the story of a young boy who visits the residents at an old people’s home. The theme of the book is the importance of memories and the different meanings that memories have. She encouraged the graduates to celebrate and preserve their memories of their time at Nashoba Brooks and to always stay connected to their NBS friends and the school.
Of the 27 students, 14 boys will be moving on to other schools next year, including Fay, Fenn, and a local public school. The girls will be returning in the fall to join our all-girls’ Middle School.
When learning about or exploring the many facets of a subject, students at Nashoba Brooks are accustomed to digging deeper and expanding wider. This is often supported by our interdisciplinary approach to instruction, offering students the opportunity to make connections across classes and interests. Additional enrichment has also come from the expertise and interests of families within our community.
"I owe so much to Nashoba and look back at that experience so fondly." - artist Rachel Gloria Manly Adams ‘01
Nashoba Brooks School is grateful to hang a newly commissioned mural by artist and alum, Rachel Gloria Manly Adams '01 in our Middle School corridor. To learn more about Rachel's journey and artistic pursuits, read her profile in our recent Bulletin!
Each May, just before the academic year draws to a close, Grade 6 students from Nashoba Brooks School embark on a highly anticipated overnight excursion to coastal Connecticut.
As part of interdisciplinary work across science, humanities, writer’s workshop, and transliteracy, Grade 4 students engage with the Invention Convention which provides a hands-on opportunity for students to creatively solve a novel problem. With the timeliness and acknowledgment of National Engineers Week, this STEM, invention, and entrepreneurship program starts with our students exploring their lives, and the lives of others, to identify a problem they are passionate about solving.
What a bee-autiful sight! The Nashoba Brooks beehives have been buzzing all summer and have produced their first batch of honey! With the help of Mel, our apiarist partner, Grade 1 students were able to extract a few jars of honey from one of our hives. Students will further explore this wonder of nature during science class this year as they learn more about the natural world and our local environment.
Grade 3 students participated in a favorite Nashoba Brooks tradition: a Sharing of Understanding. This event hosted family members to listen and learn about what their students have been working on at School, including a recorder recital and in-depth explanations of multiple indigenous peoples.
It was a packed weekend on the Nashoba Brooks campus for Fall Weekend!
Thank you to all the parent volunteers, student ambassadors, faculty members, and all other roles who contributed to making this weekend so memorable for our School.
After weeks of hard work, Grade 3 students had the opportunity to present their Community Hero projects to their families and their interview subjects!
The Nashoba Brooks School campus was bursting with excitement Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6, as we celebrated our annual Fall Weekend.
Situated on a beautiful 30-acre campus in historic Concord, Massachusetts, Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8. Nashoba Brooks is an independent school designed to build community, character, and confidence in its students.